Should District Judges' Retirement Age Be Raised From 60 To 61-62? Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Union, States & High Courts

Debby Jain

14 July 2026 2:33 PM IST

  • Should District Judges Retirement Age Be Raised From 60 To 61-62? Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Union, States & High Courts

    While dealing with the All India Judges Association case, the Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the Union of India, all States/Union Territories and the High Courts on the issue of increasing District Judges' retirement age from 60 to 61-62.As an interim measure, the Court directed that the petitioner-judicial officers, who are due to retire having reached the age of 60 years,...

    Debby Jain

    Debby Jain

    Debby Jain is a Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering the Supreme Court of India

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